G 138

Law; Transcripts From Egerton 1782

18th cent. Paper. 22 × 18 cms. 206 pp. (scribal pagination 1-33 followed by foliation 34-122 with several errors).

Writing in double column. Scribe: Ualentín Ua Hanluain (pp. 56b, 116a), 1727. Much of the writing on pp. 6-14 may, however, be by another scribe.

The Book of Ballymote was the scribe's exemplar for some legal and other material (note his colophon p. 116b), while his exemplar for the legal text Cóic Conaire Fuigaill - `an sean leabar meamram' written by one Flaithrige mac Murchaidh now appears lost. The transcripts in this manuscript from Egerton 1782 include the text the lacuna in which caused Ó Hanluain to write an entry in his exemplar (Eg. f. 86V; see flower, BM ii 261-2). References are given below to Flower BM ii 285-97 for the items in the present manuscript of which Egerton is the exemplar.

This manuscript, and not TCD 1289 as stated in BM i 147, was the source for E. O'Reilly's transcripts in Egerton 153 (including the colophon of Flaithrige mac Murchaidh, not noted in BM i 148). The markings and dates (`4th March' etc.) and a few comments (p. 128 etc.) in pencil in the present manuscript appear to be in the hand of O'Reilly.

Although TCD 1289 pp. 151-174 (scribe: Tadhg Ó Neachtain, 1718) contains similar material (Cóic Conaire Fuigill etc.) to that in the present manuscript pp. 33-56 (including Flaithrige mac Muirchaidh's colophon, not noted in TCD Cat.), orthographical differences show that the two copies are not dreived from the same exemplar.

The following scribal entries occur: (a) p. 64 upp. marg. `mar sin fuarus he romham si tsen lebar;' (b) p. 88 low. marg. `Mallacht for laim dheanta in duibh sin;' (c) p. 177 low. marg. `is se dubh is fearr gidh sen lam roscribh.' The cropping of the margins at time of binding has caused loss of scribal numbering and entries, and text in several places (pp. 39-40, 51, 64, 69, 70, 89, 103, 110, 116, 159 etc.).

Bound in brown calf with `Bearla Feine' in gilt and `17089' labelled on spine; two blank leaves after front cover and before back cover. Front cover now loose. Listed under `Wm. Monk Mason's MSS. (of Dublin)' in Phillipps's Catalogus.

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1 [Uraicecht Beg]. Beg. Cid i nagar breithemnus berla Feini. = BB 335 181 r°a. Ends (p. 32) ar nairig necht ndligteach. Finit Amen. = BB 348.

33 [Cóic Conaire Fuigill]. Beg. Cuic conaire fuigill athfeghthar and. fir ┐ dliged ceart ┐ techta ┐ coir nathchomuirc. Ends (p. 48) ni hon airdi ni hon di fot ni hon di gairdi. Finit amen. A different version to the other known versions of this tract. See introductory remarks. (a) Page 39 lower marg. Na treaba a faca na fir. 2 lines (2nd line illegible due to marginal cropping). (b) P. 40 upper marg. `Ní maith ba Dia la Dia dimda nda.' (c) P. 44 lower marg. `Bind sin a mic ceilgeoit fuin don coindild.'

49 On the grades of poets. Beg. Cislir grada fili ni anse a .vii. ollam ansruth cli canc dos macfuirme fochluc. Ends (p. 53am) aidech nai cetail congoin comail corrguinecht. Finit duraiceacht na riar. Glossed.

53a Extracts from the Laws. (a) Beg. Cor da tsochond co fis co trebaire re re .iv. nuaire fichit. Cf. AL iii 2. (b) Beg. Nachambeirid co haes cairdi .i. duine seo data cairde re crich aili. Cf. TCD 1337, 262b. (c) (p. 53b) Seacht neimed fri haeth .i. o deorad inraic andsin im fiacha cuir ┐ cunnartha. (d) (p. 55a) Mac cundtabhartaigh .i. masa dias ro bai ag an mnai in aenball. Cf. AL v 454. (e) p. 55b) Ca lin mac leis na tabhair sed faesma tri mic na tri mban is luga fir i feinichus. (f) (p. 56) Sgor arathair .i. tairmisc ma raith .i. ma da rathaib righ no ollaman. The last two paragraphs of this section (p. 56b) are written in Ogham Coll foll. by `Orait andso do Flaithrige Mac Murchaidh do sgrib in conair fuigill sea do fein ┐ do gach aen darab toil do Dia' (here the consonants are written as in the normal alphabet but dots are substituted for the vowels). Foll. by scribal colophon `Et airna athsgribad le Ualentín Ua Hanluain air an tseolad ceadna a bhfuil sgribtha san tsean lebar meamram an bliadain daois an Tigearna .i. m. vii.v. xxvii.' See introductory remarks.

57 [Excerpt from Book Of Aicill]. Beg. [L]occ don l[í]ubar sa Daire Lubran ┐ aimser do aimsir Domnaill mic Aedha mic Ainmirec ┐ persa dho Cendfaela mac Ailealla ... A locc aimser iar Cennfaelad sin madh iar Cormac imorra locc do Aicill ar aice Temair. Ends (p. 88) ┐ is ime ata lanfiach intib is na dentaib corresponding more or less to ALI iii 190. Contains the foll. verse (p. 58b) Leath brig in eitgid fath co lí/Cormac ua Cuind ros rigne. 2 qq.

89 On contracts of dependent persons. Headed `In nomine Trini Dei hoc opus incipit.' Beg. A mu sruith co ber breith for dochuru .i. a mo sai in raith no a mo sai in raid no a mo sai is mo raidhes firinne cindus beratsa mo brethemnus for aní is dichurtha as cuir na memar a necmais na ceand. Breaks off p. 90b m with re fes diubart ┐ bunadh cunnartha ┐ annsin ┐ munbudedh ┐rl. The remainder of the page and pp. 91-6 are blank.

97 Tract on prosody (incomplete). Beg. Cia lin aiste a nair [ce]dail = BB 289 158 r°a. Breaks off p. 99b i with min mearfota. Finit dona dianaibh = BB 290 158 v°a 3. P. 100 blank. Resumes p. 101 with Incipit duna decnadaibh = BB 288 157 v a 8. Breaks off p. 104bi with ballain a cendide cran = BB 291 159 r°a. end of col.

105 Beg. Coic filled .xx. i reim = BB 329 178 r°a 16. Ends (p. 112a) as ait ernali imcomairc. Finit = BB 331 179 r°b3.

112ai Beg. [T]refocul inso amail rocumsat na baird ┐ na patreni foll. (p. 113a) by Trefocla tacrait filid. 54 qq. = BB 331 179 r° b4-332 179 V°b 31.

115b `Do dligegaib dunta na nduan inso sis.' [D]unta for nduan decid lib. 9 qq. = BB 332 179 v°b32.

116a Da cuincead neach a ndliged. 9 qq. = BB 332 170 v°b 50. Foll. (p. 116b) by scribal colophon `Finit. Amen. f[init] Ualentinus Ua Hanluain nomine scripsit.' Cf. scribal colophon in BB 333 180 r°a.

117a Truagh mo thurus ar Loch Dearg. 9 qq.

117b Tri ní mhilleas Breifne. 1 q. Pp. 118-120 blank.

121 `Teagusc Cormaic mic Airt mic Cuinn for a mhac Cairbre Lifecair' etc. (fragment). Beg. A ua Cuinn a Chormaic ol Coirbre cid a deach do Ri. Breaks off top of p. 123a with ní fhaomh aindligheadh. The N² version as listed by Meyer, Todd Lecture Series xv (1909), ix. The remainder of p. 123 and pp. 124- 8 blank.

129a Luingius Mac Nuislinn. Beg. Cid dia mbui longeas mac nUisnigh. Ends (p. 136) Luingius mac nUislinn ┐ fochann luingsi Fearguso ┐ aigid Deirdre. Finit. Flower, art. 45. Foll. by scribal entry: `Tuig a leighthóir co tarla dam tre dearmat .vi. líní do sgribhadh fa dho. Et nach riachtanus a leaghadh acht aen uair amail adchidhfi tu san leigteoracht.'

137a Beg. Bui Conchopur macc Neusa aidhqi nann ina chotlud. Ends (p. 139a) Uinnsi in daim inis i crich hUlad. Finit. Flower, art. 46.

139b Aisling Oengusai Innso Sís. Beg. Bui Oengus hind aidqi naile ina chotlud. Ends (p. 144a) ainm in sceuil si hs Tain Bo Cuailngne. Tinif. Flower, art. 47.

144a Beg. Bui Aillill ocus Meudb ai[d]ghi Samnoi hi rRaith Cruachan. Ends (p. 149b) acus nie thicfo co brath. Finit. Flower, art. 48.

150a Beg. Cest cid dia ta Tain Bo Cuailngne. Ends (p. 157b) agh rallamudh geim laissin agh thair. Finit. Flower, art. 49.

157bi `Incipit Tain Bo Ragamna [no e suprascript].' Beg. A mbui Cuchuluinn i nDun Imrid. Ends (p. 160b) in Morrigain cona buin hi sid Cruachan la Connachta. Finit. Flower, art. 50.

160b Compert Conchobair Inso. Beg. Bui ri amhru la húllta .i. Eochu Salbuide. Ends (p. 162b) Ocus gabail Conchobair rigi hErinn iartain caoga bliadain. Finit. Flower, art. 51.

163a Cuimpert Conchulainn Innso. Beg. Bui Conchopur ocus maithe Ulug immi ind Emiuin Macha. Ends (p. 164b) ro hainmniged do Cuchuluinn. Finit. Flower, art. 52.

164b `Coimpert Conchulainn da ninnisi síos secundum alios .i. feis tigi Becfholtaig.' Beg. Luid Decteir siur Concobuir coecait ingein. Ends (p. 167b) conalt i ndun i mBrith i Mag Murtemni. Finit. Flower, art. 52.

167b Tain Bo Dartada Inso. Beg. Bui Eochu Beg macc Cairpri righ Cliach i nduon Cuillne. Ends (p. 170b) is de ata Imliuch nDarta hi Cliu. Finit. Flower, art. 53.

170b `Incipit Tain Bo Regamnai. Beg. Ro bui dono loech amra la Connachtu. Regoman a ainm. Ends (p. 172a) ol chena dia tig dorithissi. Finit. Flower, art. 54.

172b `Incipit Tain Bo Flidais.' Beg. Bui Fliduis bean Alillo Finn hi circh Cairpri. Ends (p. 174a) hi remsgeluib Tano Bo Culainge. Finit. Flower, art. 55.

174a Beg. Fraech macc Fiduig di Chunnoctuib mac side do Uhebinn. Ends (p. 184b) air in Tain Bo Cuailnge in Erinn. Finit. Flower, art. 56. The scribe left a blank space on p. 182b indicating a lacuna in his exemplar (see introductory remarks).

185 Beg. Ceathardo connadur da gac eladuin. Ends ┐ ro cuir hi chairtlibur. Flower art. 57. P. 186 blank.

187 Beg. [T]archomlad sloigead mor luo Connachto. Breaks off p. 196b end of col. with Gaibhith Conchobhur a righ = Eg. 1782f. 93r a 25. The remainder of the manuscript is blank.